Lithuania vs Saudi Arabia: Military personnel as a share of total population
Lithuania
0.8%
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
0.8%
in 2022
Lithuania rank
17th
Saudi Arabia rank
19th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Lithuania
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Lithuania or Saudi Arabia?
- Lithuania, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Lithuania and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Saudi Arabia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2022.
- How do Lithuania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Lithuania ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.